How the ACA Changes Pathways to Insurance Coverage for People with HIVJennifer Kates, Vice President and Director of Global Health & HIV Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation, September 18, 2012. A perspective on how the Affordable Care Act will affect insurance coverage and care for people with HIV in the United States, as the options expand into 2014.

Medicaid and HIV: A National AnalysisKaiser Family Foundation, October 2011. [PDF, 1.61MB] This report examines Medicaid's current role in providing health coverage for people with HIV and provides an important baseline for monitoring the impact of health reform in expanding coverage to this population beginning in 2014.

New Data on Federal HIV/AIDS Funding for StatesNew data available on federal funding from Statehealthfacts.org. Collected with the National Alliance of State and
Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD), these data
are available by state and for the nation, and represent the most current information on federal funding streams for HIV/AIDS
in the United States.

The ADAP Watch National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD), February 17, 2012. [PDF, 182K] A list of states with waiting lists and other
cost-containment measures for AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, as of February 16, 2012.

Medicaid and HIV: A National AnalysisKaiser Family Foundation, October 2011. [PDF, 1.61MB] This report examines Medicaid's current role in providing health coverage for people with HIV and provides an important baseline for monitoring the impact of health reform in expanding coverage to this population beginning in 2014.

The ADAP Watch National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD), February 17, 2012. [PDF, 182K] A list of states with waiting lists and other
cost-containment measures for AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, as of February 16, 2012.

State Medicare Part D Transitional and Emergency CoverageNational Conference of State Legislatures, May 12, 2006. This table
summarizes actions implemented in 31 states on an emergency or transitional
basis to assist those who are legally entitled to benefits under the new
Medicare Part D program.

HIVnet Web-based tool from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) that provides statistics on medical resource utilization by persons with HIV infection. Users may analyze data on outpatient and inpatient services and associated costs according to a wide array of factors including age group, race/ethnicity, type of insurance/insurance status, HIV risk group, and whether or not the patients used protease inhibitors.

National Academy for State Health Policy Nonprofit forum of and for state health policy leaders from the executive and legislative branches. Conducts policy analysis; provides training and technical assistance to states; produces informational resources; and convenes state, regional, and national forums.

National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD)
NASTAD is a non-profit national association of state health department HIV/AIDS program directors who have programmatic responsibility for administering HIV/AIDS health care, prevention, education, and supportive services programs funded by state and federal governments.

State Health Facts Online From the Kaiser Family Foundation. Offers health policy information on a broad range of issues, e.g., managed care, health insurance coverage and the uninsured, Medicaid, Medicare, women's health, minority health, and HIV/AIDS. Includes individual state profiles and ability to compare and rank data across states.